Tag: politics

New Ahus hospital caught in crisis

Akershus University Hospital, better known as Ahus in Lørenskog  just northeast of Oslo, was supposed to be Norway's most modern and largest acute-care hospital...

Statoil boss scoffs at debate over oil

While things keep looking up  for Norway's booming offshore oil and gas industry, debate is also rising over what that means for mainland industry...

South Korean leader keen on Arctic

The president of South Korea wrapped up an official visit to Norway this week that ended with both him and Norway's prime minister promising...

Fuss over flowers sows EU complaint

Norway's decision to suddenly impose a 72 percent import duty on flowers known as hortensia (hydrangea) has, as warned, led to Denmark filing a...

Industrial firms celebrate support

It's not often that Norwegian industrial firms, labour and business organizations are all in agreement but they were collectively celebrating this week after the...

New commission to evaluate collective bargaining

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, still shaken by a wave of strikes by public sector workers, has appointed a new commission to examine how pay...

Secrecy can stymie Storting’s probe

As more examination of the poor response to last year's terrorist attacks gets underway in Parliament (Storting) this week, critics are lashing out at...

Survivor assumes top advisory post

At age 24, Tonje Brenna has become the youngest person ever to work as a top aide to a Norwegian prime minister. She started...

Ministers boost Nordic cooperation

Norwegian Defense Minister Espen Barth Eide, who co-hosted a landmark meeting in Bodø earlier this week of the Nordic countries' defense and foreign ministers,...

Forests targeted by farmers’ party

The small but powerful political party best known for representing Norwegian farmers chose an unusual weekend to roll out its latest, often unpopular demands....
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